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MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE

	INTRODUCTION

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The monuments illustrated here belong principally to the later phases of Medieval Architecture, eleventh to thirteenth centuries, normally designated “Romanesque” and “Gothic.”

The population of Europe, having seen a long period of decline associated with the confrontation of the Christian West with Islam and the disruption caused by the Viking incursions of the ninth and tenth centuries, began to increase in the later tenth century. Improved methods of agrarian exploitation coupled with the growth of towns with their industrial and commercial activities brought a building boom. Europe was covered not just with the famous “white mantle of churches” associated with reformed monastic life (Fontenay), but also with castles, barns, seigneurial halls and urban structures. Paradoxically, the “Romanesque” architecture of the eleventh and twelfth projects both the emergent image of a pan-European culture and the co-existence of powerful local identities.

Art Historians have devoted much energy to organizing this mass of monuments into tidy stylistic sequences The new architectural forms associated with “Gothic” brought a paradigm shift in architectural practice in the mid-twelfth century as exposed supports (flying buttress) and light-weight ribbed vaulting (S_Denis and Notre-Dame of Paris) permitted enhanced spaciousness and luminosity. In such buildings we may detect the language of modernism in the powerful functional forms of the exterior and historicism in the fictive language of articulation (colonnettes with their bases and capitals) applied to the interior.

More recently, however, we have seen increased interest in how medieval buildings were used in the context of devotional practice, liturgy and performance. It is hoped that access to a some of the greatest monuments of Romanesque and Gothic will promote further conversations about the interactive qualities of medieval spaces. When the chronicler Gervase of Canterbury attempted to provide his readers with an understanding of the shape of Canterbury Cathedral, he evoked the image of a cruciform building that rotates: we see first nave, then transept arm, choir and transept arm. The QTVR node (Laon crossing) provides just such an experience. It may be considered a mnemonic strategy—a means of inserting an entire complex space in the mind and memory of the user.

INTRODUCTION

360° PANORAMAS

Agonges (France)

Building: Church
Date: 12th century

Interior view

Amiens (France)

Building: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Architect: Renaud de Cormont, Thomas de Cormont &
Robert de Luzarches
Date: ca. 1220 – 1269

Exterior view from Perret Tower
Exterior view of central portal
Exterior view of north portal
Exterior view of south portal
Exterior view of clerestory, southeast choir
Exterior view of clerestory, southeast transept
Exterior view of clerestory, south choir
Exterior view of clerestory, southwest crossing
Exterior view of clerestory, southwest transept
Exterior view of north facade
Exterior view of west facade
Exterior view of triforium, south nave

Amiens (France) continued...

Interior view #1 from triforium, southwest crossing
Interior view #2 from triforium, southwest crossing
Interior view from triforium, southeast crossing
Interior view #1 from triforium, choir
Interior view #2 from triforium, choir
Interior view from triforium, south transept
Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave from Labyrinth
Interior view of nave from west end
Interior view of south ambulatory
Interior view of south transept
Interior view of transept and crossing from south transept clerestory
Interior view of nave from west clerestory
Interior view of upper level and vaults
Interior of the spire

Angouleme (France)

Building: Cathedral of Saint-Pierre
Date: begun ca. 1110

Exterior view of the west façade (high res | low res)

Interior view of the nave
Interior view of the crossing

Assisi (Italy)

Building: Santa Chiara
Date: consecrated ca. 1265

Exterior view of the Piazza (high res | low res)

Building: San Francesco (Upper Church)
Date: consecrated ca. 1253

Exterior view of piazza
Interior view of apse
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave bay 1
Interior view of nave bay 2
Interior view of nave bay 3
Interior view of nave bay 4
Interior view of north transept
Interior view of south transept

Building: San Francesco (Lower Church)
Date: consecrated ca. 1253

Exterior view of piazza
Interior view of apse
Interior view of crossing

Assisi (Italy) continued...

Interior view of the nave, west end
Interior view of the nave, east end
Interior view of north transept
Interior view of south transept

Autry-Issards (France)

Building: Church of the Holy Trinity
Date: 12th century

Interior view of nave

Autun (France)

Building: Cathedral of Saint Lazare
Date: 12th century

Exterior view of portal

Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave

Auxerre (France)

Building: Abbey Church of Saint-Germain
Date: ca. 1277

Interior view from ambulatory
Interior view in crossing

Building: Cathedral of Saint-Etienne
Date: ca. 1215 – 1233

Interior view of axial chapel
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave

Avallon (France)

Building: Church of Saint-Lazare
Date: 12th century

Interior view of nave
Interior view of west nave

Bar-sur-Aube (France)

Building: Church of Saint-Pierre
Date: 12th century

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing

Bayeux (France)

Building: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Date:

Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of south transept

Beaune (France)

Building: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Date: 12th century

Interior view #1 of choir
Interior view #2 of choir
Interior view of crossing

Bellenaves (France)

Building: Church of Saint Martin
Date: 12th century

Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing

Besson (France)

Building: Church of Saint Martin
Date: 12th century

Interior view of chapel
Interior view of nave

Blois (France)

Building: Abbey Church of Saint Laumer
Date: 12th century

Interior view ambulatory
Interior view crossing

Bourges (France)

Building: Cathedral of Saint Etienne
Date: 13th century

Exterior view from Bishop's Palace

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of nave

Braine (France)

Building: Abbey Church of Saint Yved
Date: ca. 1190 – 1216

Interior view of chapels
Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing

Caen (France)

Building: Abbey Church of La Trinité, L'Abbaye-aux-Dames
Date: ca. 1060 – 1080

Interior view of crossing
Interior view of south transept

Building: Abbey church of Saint Étienne, L'Abbaye-aux-Hommes
Date: begun 1064

Interior view of choir
Interior view of nave

Cambridge (England)

Building: King's College Chapel
Date: completed 1547

Exterior view of chapel

Interior view of choir
Interior view of nave
Interior view of presbytery

Canterbury (England)

Building: Canterbury Cathedral
Date: 12th – 14th centuries

Exterior view of the cloister coutryard
Exterior view of the northeast corner
Exterior view of the Trinity Chapel

Interior view of choir crypt
Interior view of choir
Interior view of Corona chapel
Interior view of main crossing
Interior view of nave
Interior view of the nave at the southwest corner
Interior view of the second transept
Interior view of trinity chapel crypt
Interior view of trinity chapel

Châlons-en-Champagne (France)

Building: Cathédrale Saint-Etienne
Date: 12th – 17th centuries

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave

Châlons-en-Champagne (France) continued...

Building: Collégiale de Notre-Dame-en-Vaux
Date: 12th – 15th centuries

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of south choir tribune
Interior view of south nave tribune

Champeaux (France)

Building: Church
Date: 11th century

Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave

Chapaize (France)

Building: Church of Saint-Martin
Date: 12th century

Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave

Chartres (France)

Building: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Date: ca. 1194 – 1260

Exterior view of north facade, central portal
Exterior view of north facade, east portal
Exterior view of north facade, west portal
Exterior view of south facade, central portal
Exterior view of south facade, east portal
Exterior view of west facade

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave
Interior view of north transept

Chateaudun (France)

Building: Church of the Madeleine
Date: 11th – 12th century

Interior view of aisle
Interior view of nave

Châtel-Montagne (France)

Building: Church of Notre-Dame
Date: 11th – 12th century

Exterior view

Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing

Clermont-Ferrand (France)

Building: Cathedral
Date: 11th – 12th century

Interior view of nave
Interior view of north aisle

Building: Church of Notre-Dame-du-Port
Date: 11th – 12th century

Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave

Chichester (England)

Building: Chichester Cathedral
Date: begun 1076

Interior view of choir
Interior view of nave

Cluny (France)

Building: Abby Church
Date: ca. 1088 – 1130

Interior view of ruins

Coutances (France)

Building: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Date: from ca. 1180

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing

Dijon (France)

Building: Cathedral of Notre-Dame

Interior view of crossing

Building: Church of Saint-Benigne
Date: ca. 1242

Interior view of crossing
Interior view of crypt

Durham (England)

Building: Durham Cathedral
Date: begun ca. 1093

Exterior view of cloister
Exterior view of north flank

Interior view of Chapel of the Nine Altars
Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of galilee
Interior view of nave, east
Interior view of nave, west
Interior view of north nave aisle
Interior view of north nave tribune
Interior view of north transept
Interior view of sanctuary
Interior view of south transept
Interior view of west window, tribunue level

Ely (England)

Building: Ely Cathedral
Date: begun late 11th century

Exterior view of west façade

Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of Lady chapel
Interior view of nave
Interior view of presbytery

Ely (England) continued...

Interior view of south nave tribune
Interior view of south transept
Interior view of southwest tower
Interior view of west towers

Evreux (France)

Building: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Date: 13th – 14th centuries

Interior view of choir
Interior view of nave

Fécamp (France)

Building: Abbatiale de la Trinite
Date: ca. 1175 – 1220

Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave
Interior view of north ambulatory
Interior view of south ambulatory

Florence (Italy)

Building: Baptistery (San Giovanni)
Date: 10th – 11th centuries

Interior view from altar
Interior view from center

Building: Cathedral (Duomo)
Architects: Arnolfo di Cambio, et al; Filippo Brunelleschi (dome)
Date: begun 1296; dome built 1420 – 1434

Interior view #1 of the crossing
Interior view #2 of the crossing
Interior view #1 of the nave
Interior view #2 of the nave
Interior view of the south aisle

Building: Santa Maria Novella
Date: ca. 1278 – 1350
NB: frescoes by Masaccio, Orcagna, and Ghirlandaio

Interior view of the nave (the Trinity fresco by Masaccio) (high res | low res)
Interior view of the crossing (high res | low res)
Interior view of the choir (fresco cycle of the Lives of St. John the Evangelist and St. John the Baptist by Domencio Ghirlandaio) (high res | low res)

Florence (Italy) continued...

Building: Santa Croce
Date: begun ca. 1294

Interior view of the nave from the west end

Fontenay (France)

Building: Abbey
Date: ca. 1119

Exterior view #1 of cloister yard
Exterior view #2 of cloister yard
Exterior view of the Abbey complex from south of church
Exterior view of gardens
Exterior view of west facade

Interior view of chapter house
Interior view of cloister corridor
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of dormitory
Interior view #1 of forge
Interior view #2 of forge
Interior view of nave
Interior view of Salle des Moines

Germigny-des-Pres (France)

Building: Church of the Holy Trinity
Date: 9th – 11th centuries

Interior view of crossing

Gloucester (England)

Building: Gloucester Cathedral
Date: begun 1089, additional construction 13th – 15th centuries

Exterior view of cloister

Interior view of choir
Interior view of east choir window
Interior view of Lady Chapel
Interior view of lavatorium
Interior view of nave
Interior view of north choir tribune
Interior view of presbytery
Interior view of southeast corner of cloister
Interior view of St. Andrew chapel
Interior view of south choir tribune
Interior view of south cloister walk
Interior view of south transept

Langres (France)

Building: Cathedral
Date: 12th century

Interior view of crossing

Laon (France)

Building: Laon Cathedral
Date: ca. 1160

Exterior view of west facade, central portal
Exterior view of west facade, north portal
Exterior view of west facade, south portal
Exterior view of west tower

Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of crossing tower
Interior view of nave
Interior view of north transept, chapel tribune
Interior view of north transept tribune
Interior view of northwest tower, upper chapel
Interior view of organ loft
Interior view of rose window, east facade
Interior view of south choir triforium
Interior view of south transept triforium
Interior view #1 of southwest tower
Interior view #2 of southwest tower
Interior view of southwest tower staircase

Laon (France) continued...

Building: St. Martin Abbey Church
Date: ca. 1124 – 1270

Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave

Larchant (France)

Building: Church of Saint-Mathurin
Date: 12th century

Exterior view of nave, ruins

Interior view of choir

Lessay (France)

Building: Abbey Church of Saint Benoit
Date: ca. 1100 – 1125

Interior view of crossing

Lincoln (England)

Building: Lincoln Cathedral
Date: ca. 1072 to the 14th century

Exterior view of south flank
Exterior view of west façade

Interior view of choir
Interior view of clositer
Interior view of crossing second transept
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave
Interior view of presbytery
Interior view of south second transept
Interior view of south transept

Lisbon (Portugal)

Building: Igreja do Carmo
Date: ca. 1423

Exterior view

Building: Sé Patriarchal, Santa Maria Maior
Date: ca. 1200

Exterior view

Lisieux (France)

Buidling: Cathedral of Saint-Pierre
Date: 13th - 16th century

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of crossing
Interior view #1 of nave
Interior view #2 of nave

Lyon (France)

Building: Cathedral of Saint-Jean
Date: 12th century

Interior view of crossing

Nevers (France)

Building: Cathedral of Saint Cyr and Saint Juliette
Date: 13th century

Interior view of crossing and apse
Interior view of nave

Building: Church of Saint Etienne
Date: ca. 1087 – 1097

Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave

Mantes-la-Jolie (France)

Building: Collégiale Notre-Dame
Date: ca. 1170-1200

Exterior view of choir tribune
Exterior view of choir

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of choir tribune
Interior view of choir
Interior view of Navarre Chapel
Interior view of nave tribune
Interior view of nave
Interior view of west end

Milan (Italy)

Building: Cathedral (Duomo)
Date: begun ca. 1385

Interior view of nave
Interior view of south nave aisle

Building: Sant'Ambrogio
Date: late 11th to early 12th centuries

Exterior view of Courtyard (high res | low res)

Interior view of nave (high res | low res)

Montier-en-Der (France)

Building: Abbatiale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul
Date: 10th - 11th century

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of choir
Interior view of nave

Moret-sur-Loing (France)

Building: Church of Notre-Dame
Date: ca. 1215-1220

Interior view of crossing

Mouzon (France)

Building: Abbatiale Notre-Dame
Date: 12th century

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave

Noirlac (France)

Building: Abbey Church
Date: 12th – 14th century

Exterior view of cloister

Interior view of nave

Norwich (England)

Building: Norwich Cathedral
Date: begun ca. 1096, parts rebuilt 13th – 15th centuries

Interior view of chevet
Interior view of choir
Interior view of cloister, southwest corner
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave
interior view of south choir tribune

Noyon (France)

Building: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Date: ca. 1150 – 1205

Exterior view of parvis and west facade
Exterior view of choir and north transept

Interior view of choir
Interior view of choir tribune from north
Interior view of choir tribune from south
Interior view of choir tribune from southwest
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave
Interior view of nave tribune from north
Interior view of nave tribune from northeast
Interior view of nave tribune from northwest
Interior view of south transept

Orbais (France)

Building: Abbey of Saint Pierre
Date: completed ca. 1235

Interior view of apse
Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing

Orcival (France)

Building: Church of Notre-Dame
Date: ca. 1100 – 1125

Interior view of nave

Paray le Monial (France)

Building: Priory Church
Date: ca. 1050 – 1120

Interior view of nave

Paris (France)

Building: Church of Saint Pierre de Montmartre
Date: Mid-12th century

Interior view of nave

Paris (France) continued...

Building: Royal Abbey of Saint Denis
Date: ca. 1135 – 1144

Exterior view #1 of chevet
Exterior view #2 of chevet
Exterior view of parvis

Interior view #1 of ambulatory
Interior view #2 of ambulatory
Interior view #1 of chevet
Interior view #2 of chevet
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of crypt
Interior view #1 of narthex
Interior view #2 of narthex
Interior view #1 of nave
Interior view #2 of nave
Interior view of north transept
Interior view of south transept

Building: Sainte-Chapelle (Royal Chapel)
Date: ca. 1242 – 1248

View of porch

Interior view of lower chapel
Interior view of upper chapel #1
Interior view of upper chapel #2

Paris (France) continued...

Building: Saint-Martin-des-Champs
Date: ca. 1130 – 1145

Exterior view of east end

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of axial chapel
Interior view of chevet
Interior view of museum
Interior view #1 of refectory
Interior view #2 of refectory

Building: Church of Saint Severin
Architect: Philippe Auguste
Date: 13th century

Interior view of nave

Building: Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois
Architect: Claude Baccarit, Victor Baltard, Jean Gaussel, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Lassus & Pierre Lescot
Date: 13th century

Interior view of nave

Paris (France) continued...

Building: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Architect: Jean de Chelles, Pierre de Montreuil
Date: ca: 1163 – 1250

Exterior view of chevet
Exterior view of parvis
Exterior view of west facade, central portal
Exterior view of west facade, north portal
Exterior view of west facade, south portal

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of chevet
Interior view of choir
Interior view of choir screen
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave from west
Interior view #1 of north choir tribune
Interior view #2 of north choir tribune
Interior view #1 of north nave tribune
Interior view #2 of north nave tribune
Interior view of north aisle of nave
Interior view of organ loft
Interior view #1 of south aisle of nave
Interior view #2 of south aisle of nave
Interior view of south choir tribune
Interior view #1 of south nave tribune
Interior view #2 of south nave tribune
Interior view of south transept
Interior view of west facade, south tower

Paris (France) continued...

Building: Church of Saint-Etienne-du-Mont
Architect: Philibert de l'Orme, (attributed)
Date: ca. 1545

Interior view of choir screen

Building: Church of Saint Germain des Pres
Date: 11th – 12th century

Exterior view of chevet
Exterior view of west portal

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave

Perigueux (France)

Building: Saint Front
Date: ca. 1100 – 1125 (restored 19th century)

Interior view of crossing from the southeast
Interior view of south transept

Pontigny (France)

Building: Cistercian Abbey Church
Date: ca. 1160 – 1180

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of chevet
Interior view of choir stalls
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave
Interior view of north transept

Provins (France)

Building: Church

Interior view of crossing
Interior view of choir

Poissy (France)

Building: Collégiale Notre-Dame
Date: 12th century

Interior view of nave

Reims (France)

Building: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Date: ca. 1211 – 1260

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave
Interior view of nave near west entrance

Building: Church of Saint Remi
Date: 11th century

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of axial chapel
Interior view of choir aisle
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of choir tribune
Interior view #1 of west nave
Interior view #2 of west nave

Rome (Italy)

Building: San Clemente
Date: ca. 1100 – 1125

Interior view of nave and apse from east end (high res | low res)
Interior view of nave from the west end (high res | low res)

Rome (Italy) continued...

Building: Santa Pressede
Date: ca. 9th century

Interior view of the San Zeno Chapel (high res | low res)

Rouen (France)

Building: Rouen Cathedral
Date: begun 1200

Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave
Interior view of north nave aisle
Interior view of south choir aisle

Building: Abbey Church of Saint-Ouen
Date: begun 1318

Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave
Interior view of south choir aisle

Saint Aignan sur Cher (France)

Building: Church of Saint Aignan sur Cher
Date: 11th century

Interior view of crossing

Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire (France)

Building: Cathedral of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
Date: ca. 1060 - 1160

Interior view of chevet
Interior view of choir
Interior view of crypt
Interior view of nave

Saint-Georges-de-Boscherville (France)

Building: Abbey of Saint-Georges-de-Boscherville (Benedictine Order)
Date: begun after 1113

Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave

Saint-Germer-de-Fly (France)

Building: Sainte-Chapelle
Date: ca. 1260 – 1265

Interior view of choir
Interior view of choir tribune
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave
Interior view of chapel
Interior view of south ambulatory
Interior view of south nave tribune

Saint-Leu-d'Esserent (France)

Building: Abbey Church
Date: 12th – 13th century

Interior view of choir
Interior view of choir triforium axial
Interior view of choir triforium south
Interior view of nave
Interior view of nave triforium north
Interior view of west upper chapel

Saint-Thibault-en-Auxois (France)

Building: Church of Saint-Thibault-en-Auxios
Date: ca. 1240

Interior view

Salisbury (England)

Building: Salisbury Cathedral
Date: ca. 1220 – 1258

Exterior view of cloister
Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of Lady Chapel
Interior view of nave

Salisbury (England) continued...

Interior view of north main transept
Interior view of north second transept

Semur-en-Auxois (France)

Building: Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame

Interior view of crossing

Sens (France)

Building: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Date: ca. 1140 – 1164

Exterior view of parvis

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave

Siena (Italy)

Building: Cathedral (Duomo)
Date: ca. 1225 – 1380

Interior view of crossing (high res | low res)
Interior view of nave (high res | low res)
Interior view of north nave aisle (high res | low res)

Siena (Italy) continued...

Interior view of south nave aisle (high res | low res)

Building: Cathedral Baptistery
Date: ca. 1225 – 1380

Interior view (high res | low res)

Building: Baptistry
Date: ca. 1225 – 1380

Interior view of crossing (high res | low res)
Interior view of south side (high res | low res)

Soissons (France)

Building: Cathedral Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais
Date: ca. 1170's – 1225

Exterior view of south flank of nave and transept
Exterior view of the south transept and choir

Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave
Interior view of north transept
Interior view of south transept
Interior view #1 of tribune of south transept
Interior view #2 of tribune of south transept
Interior view of chapel in south transept

Tournus (France)

Building: Church of Saint Philibert
Date: ca 960 – 1120

Exterior view of cloister
Exterior view of parvis

Interior view of crossing
Interior view of crypt
Interior view of narthex
Interior view of nave
Interior view of upper chapel (center)
Interior view of upper chapel (south)

Troyes (France)

Building: Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
Date: Choir ca. 1208 – 1220 and after 1235; Nave 1270 - 1389

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing
interior view of nave

Building: Church of Sainte-Madeleine of Troyes
Date: 12th century

Interior view of choir
Interior view of nave

Troyes (France) continued...

Building: Church of Saint Urbain
Date:

Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing

Vezelay (France)

Building: Church of Saint Madeleine
Date: ca. 1120 – 1132

Exterior view of parvis

Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of crypt
Interior view of nave
Interior view of narthex
Interior view of south transept

Voulton (France)

Building: Church
Date: ca. 1180 – 1210

Interior view of choir
Interior view of nave

Wells (England)

Building: Wells Cathedral
Date: begun ca. 1180

Exterior view of west façade
Exterior view of clositer

Interior view #1 of chapter house
Interior view #2 of chapter house
Interior view of choir
Interior view of Lady chapel
Interior view of nave
Interior view of north main transept
Interior view of sourth main transept
Interior view of stairs in chapeter hall
Interior view of west rose wiindow, tribune level

York (England)

Building: York Minster Abbey
Date: ca. 13th – 15th centuries

Exterior view of south flank

Interior view #1 of chapter house
Interior view #2 of chapter house
Interior view of choir
Interior view of crypt
Interior view of Lady chapel
Interior view of nave
Interior view of north transept
Interior view of presbytery
Interior view pf south transept

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